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I really enjoyed this book! Another good read is https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/49699/color-by-vict...

This is great news! Kodak Tri-X is one of my favorite films. Hope the price does come down though.

I have discovered and enjoyed so many books by reading the book jackets, which I would not have, if I only followed recommendations. I feel like doing this actually lets me make my…

I wanted to add that I know of TEALs volunteers who went on to become full-time high school computer science teachers without PhDs, etc.

If you are interested in teaching and are based in the US, the TEALs program by Microsoft Philanthropies ( https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/teals ) is an option to consider. I volun…

Out of curiosity, what other non-open source platforms do people use?

It's definitely tough to juggle these roles. A few things that helped me and my partner - * find local help for parents to do chores like groceries,meal prep, help with personal ca…

I think one thing posts like this miss out is teams are made up of humans It may be a fun thought exercise to compare teams to parallel computing but one key thing is team members …

> age correlates with inflated expectations: salary, paid vacation, benefits, etc. This alone has been our hurdle to hiring people 40+. I am curious why you wouldn't offer market-r…

This, exactly. It takes a lot of hard work to raise children and have a good relationship with your partner. I consider taking vacations to lay on the beach with my partner or chil…

I wasn't questioning the writing process - written design documents are very necessary. My experience with the Amazon-style design review meeting is that there wasn't sufficient ti…

I am curious if Amazon follows this process for engineering design documents. I worked there a very long time ago and don't recall this. At another company I worked for, folks from…

If you have the financial means to do so, I highly recommend taking a gap year. It was a very rewarding time for me - just working on projects that interested me (tech and non-tech…

There is also a great podcast episode on the cross-cultural exchanges between India and Russia - https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/from-bombay-with-love...

The fact that it's not a priority up the management chain is a red flag. Try speaking with the skip-level manager or higher to see if you get some attention. At the very least, I w…

Surely you're joking Mr. Feynman! I first read it as a college student and have read it many times since. Feynman was a fascinating character. Reading about him taught me to apprec…

+1. I actually used this when interviewing remotely and it worked great.